1870 Federal Census Clay County, Nebraska This Census was transcribed by Mark A. Byars and proofread by Nichole S. Byars for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright 2002 by Mark A. Byars ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES PROJECT NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ************************************************************************ NOTE: For more information on Clay County, Nebraska Please visit the Clay County, NEGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~neclay/ ************************************************************************ Formatted by Maggie Stewart August 2002 ************************************************************************ Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-828 State Nebraska County Clay CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Nebraska COUNTY: Clay DIVISION: Meridian Jefferson Co. REEL NO: M593-828 SHEET NO: 189B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 25 Sep 1870; A. Warma; PAGE NO: g1 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 Higgins H. J. 32 M W Farmer 2,000 Pennsylvania X X X 2 1 1 Higgins Matilda J. 30 F W Keeping house Ohio X X 3 1 1 Higgins Robert 10 M W Iowa X X 4 1 1 Higgins Ida C. 10 F W Iowa X X X 5 1 1 Higgins Willie W. 9 M W Iowa X 6 1 1 Higgins Silas 8 M W Iowa X 7 1 1 Higgins John E. 6 M W Iowa X 8 1 1 Crossman John 25 M W Farm Laborer Pennsylvania X X X 9 2 2 Sawhead James 46 M W Farmer 400 330 Pennsylvania X X 10 2 2 Sawhead Sarah J. 31 F W Keeping house Pennsylvania X X 11 2 2 Sawhead Sallie 12 F W Iowa X X 12 2 2 Sawhead David 10 M W Iowa X X 13 2 2 Sawhead Anna 8 F W Iowa X 14 2 2 Sawhead Joseph 6 M W Iowa 15 2 2 Sawhead Mary 4 F W Iowa 16 2 2 Sawhead John 2 M W Iowa 17 3 3 Shaw Thomas D. 26 M W Farmer 400 100 Ohio X X X 18 3 3 Shaw Margaret 25 F W Keeping house Pennsylvania X X 19 4 4 Lacy C. P. 24 M W Farmer 400 South Carolina X X X 20 4 4 Lacy Hildie J. 24 F W Keeping house Minnesota X X 21 5 5 Royce John 23 M W Farmer 400 Illinois X X X 22 5 5 Royce Martha 19 F W Keeping house Illinois X X 23 5 5 Royce William 1 M W Nebraska Feb 24 6 6 Hook William 26 M W Farmer 330 Canada X X X X X 25 6 6 Hook Phoebe 26 F W Keeping house Canada X X X 26 6 6 Hook Willie E. 2 M W Canada X X 27 6 6 Royce Benj. 28 M W Farmer 4,000 150 Illinois X X X 28 7 7 Loomis Jeduthan 70 M W Farmer 500 Massachusetts X X X 29 7 7 Loomis Roddierc 23 M W Farm Laborer Pennsylvania X X X 30 7 7 Loomis Benjamin 17 M W Illinois X X 31 7 7 Loomis Silas S. 14 M W Illinois X X X 32 8 8 Thompson John 33 M W Blacksmith 400 Ohio X X X 33 8 8 Thompson America 31 F W Keeping house Ohio X X X 34 8 8 Thompson Elizabeth 14 F W Indiana X X X 35 8 8 Thompson Olive 10 F W Iowa X X 36 8 8 Thompson Laura 4 F W Iowa 37 8 8 Thompson Mary 1 F W Iowa 38 8 8 Lewark Serepta 16 F W Indiana X X X 39 8 8 Robison Frank 45 M W Printer 600 Delaware X X X 40 8 8 Noble George W. 27 M W Printer Pennsylvania X X X CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Nebraska COUNTY: Clay DIVISION: Meridian Jefferson Co. REEL NO: M593-828 SHEET NO: 190A REFERENCE: Enumerated on 26 Sep 1870; A. Warma; PAGE NO: g2 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 8 8 Spangler Edmund 24 M W Farmer Pennsylvania X X X 2 9 9 Hulberson Frederic 38 M W Farmer 300 Rhode Island X X X 3 9 9 Hulberson Mary 37 F W Keeping house Ohio X X 4 10 10 McMehan Jas. 25 M W Farmer 600 Massachusetts X X X X X 5 10 10 McMehan Mary 21 F W Keeping house Ohio X X 6 11 11 Gardner Edward 31 M W Farmer England X X X X X 7 11 11 Gardner Stephen 18 M W Farm Laborer Wisconsin X X X X 8 12 12 Hergenroder John 55 M W Farmer 400 Bavaria Ger. X X X X X 9 12 12 Hergenroder Mary A. 48 F W Keeping house Bavaria Ger. X X 10 12 12 Hergenroder Cooney 17 F W New York X X X X 11 12 12 Hergenroder John 15 M W Iowa X X X X X 12 12 12 Hergenroder Peter 12 M W Iowa X X X X X 13 12 12 Hergenroder Seeny 9 F W Iowa X X X 14 12 12 Hergenroder Matilda 7 F W Iowa X X 15 * * N.S. N.N. 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